Wringer



Aug. 14, 1945. H. H. BEASLEY 2,382,383

WRINGER Filed Oct. 3, 1942 s Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR' HORACE H. BEASLEY hi NEY 37 ug: 14, 1945. H. H. B'EASLEY WRINGER Filed Oct. 3. 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 YK E L mwm m N R w m NH E A c J MY B H g- 1 1945- H. H. BEASLEY WRINGER Filed Oct" 5, 1942 3 Sheets -Sheet fmmztor HaraceH. Beasley fi W Patented Aug. l4, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WRINGER Horace H. Beasley, North Bergen, N. J.

Application October 3, 1942, Serial No. 460,713

6 Claims.

invention will appearfrom the following descrip-' tion read in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a frontelevation partly fragmentary and partly in section of smut having thereto attached a wringer in accordance with the invention; 1 i

Fig. 2 represents a section of Fig. l on the line Fig. 3 illustrates a section of Fig. 1 on the line Figs. 4 and '7 are side and rear elevations respectively, partly in section, of a wringer in accordance with the invention;

Fig, 5 is a front elevation of the wringer unit shown in Figs. 4 and 7 Fig. 6 represents a top plan view of the wringer unit shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 7 and i Fig. 8 illustrates a perspective view showing the detailsof the frame structure of the wringer in accordance with the invention, indicating. the

wringer rolls'and the fiat-spring in dotted outline. i i

Specifically referring to the drawings, a container or receptacle A for housing. the power drive, similar to that shown in said Patent No. 2,311,811

I above referred to, is secured to an adjustable sink engaging support comprising a sleeve B adapted to slidably receive the horizontally disposed leg B of the supporting or anchoring member C. The lower. end of themember C has pivotally mounted thereon a member D for accommodating itself to and engaging a wall of a conventional sink E. The outer or engaging face of the member D preferably has a rubber facing F to increase the e fiective grip. The relative position of the leg B of the member C may be controlled by a suitable setscrew G. A second sleeve H is mounted parallel to and connected with the sleeve.

B, the ends of the sleeves B and H being offset as indicated. The sleeve H is adapted to slidably receive the horizontally disposed leg J of the downwardly bent supporting member K. The

lower end of the leg K has pivotally mounted thereon a sink engaging rubber faced member L similar to the member D. The horizontally disposed le J of the member K'is adjustably secured in various positions in the sleeve H by a.

thumb or setscrew M. The receptacle A is largely supported by the sink engaging members Cand' K and the sleeves B and-H. Vertically adjustable rod N having a bent foot 0 adapted to rest on the back of the sink afiords with the members C and K a three point support for receptacl A. The use of separate sleeves for each of the supporting members 0 and K arranged in parallel relation with their ends projecting relatively to eachother permits a greater range of adjustability and rigidity than a single sleeve while at the same time, together with the bracket N and footing O,

affording adequate support for the motor drive a unit housed in the cabinet A.

A suitable operating head Q driven by a power.

' cooperating frame structures mounting spindled therein by set screw 22,

Forming a rigid part of the wringer frame assembly S, l9, S are two arms [6 and I6. As illustrated in Fig; 5 arm l6 maybe integrally connected to yoke l9 while arm l6 may be carried as an integral part of frame leg s. Arms Iii-16 carry. cut-outs to form half bearings to receive and rotatably supportthe spindleRf in roller R. The spindle R" extends upwardly beyond supporting arm [6 and is provided (Figs. 4 and 6) with a laterally extending key member R. positioned and adapted to lock with operating head Q.

The cooperating frame member which houses and supports roller includes a ms U and U held inrigidly spaced position by connecting bar U". Cross arm U is pivotally mounted relative to frame leg S" by the cut-out forming half bearing 30. Cross arm U. is pivotally mounted with releg S".

with cut-outs forming half bearings intermediate their ends to rotatably support the spindle of roller S. The movable frame assembly, including cross arms U and U and connecting bar U", is

thus rotatable with respect to the frame leg S" and by reason of spring T slotted at either end to engage studs l and H on arms U and U causes roller S to be resiliently pressed against roller R,-pressure on spring T at its central point being maintainedby the finger 'I" mounted on leg S" being secured thereto by a set screw 23.

The space between leg S and the upper or free end of leg S" is completely unobstructed by any supporting, bridging, or other structure.

structurally open end of the wringer thus permits the material to be acted upon by the wringer to be fed to and between the revolving. rollers from this open unobstructed end.

The wringer (Fig. 1) is supported by an adjustable bracket unit rigidly secured by way of This in' ttneiowerl aw X of the clamp. A suitable clamping grip is maintained on aim M by screw Hf bfWHjaWS X andX' on member X. A slitted ,concave spring. washer 3| is provided (Big. 3); Screw n. is threaded ing lower jaw Xf on m m er XL The pivoted bracketarm M mount ing the wringer, resists. frictionally a u t swingable effort, thus frictionally securing the wringer'in'pr outof operating pqsition.

'As',' illustrated in the drawings (Figs. 1-and2 th'elwashing' unit may be provided with suitable means: tosupport the operating head Q in. accessible position. For this purpose the supporting hOoKW, having indentW, isprovided, the samefbe'ing vertically adjustable on member .X,

' lii si we y. nven ent ann to. p the sleeves andH to afiord arigid supportin supportin various tools; in operating position.

The hoolgimember W may be secured; in -desired,

position inany convenient ;manne r as by. setscrew l4.

tration and not of limitation, and it is therefore myintention that the invention be limited only by; the appended claims .or their equivalent wherein I have endeavoredto claim broadly all inherent novelty.

It is claimed:

1. A wringer comprising a. substantial, U- shapecl, substantially rigid frame, a first and second wringer roll, two first cross arms, positioned he forego'] g description isby Way of illus-.

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and shaped to rotatably support therebetween said first wringer roll and substantially rigidly secured to one of the legs of said frame, and two second cross arms, positioned and shaped to rotatably support therebetween said second wringer roll in cooperating position with said first wringer roll and pivotally hinged against spring force in substantially rigidly spaced relation to the other leg of saidframe for substantially resilient cooperation between said first and second wringer rolls.

2. A wringer comprising a substantially U- shaped substantially rigid first frame, a first and second spindled wringer roll, two first cross arms substantially rigidly secured to one of the legs of said first frame, each carrying spindle bearing means and both positioned to rotatably support therebetween in said bearing means the spindle of said first wringer roll, a second frame carrying said-second wringer roll and pivotally hinged to the other leg of saidfirstframe, and springimeans for, resiliently pressing; said second frame-into c0- operative position between said first and second wringer. rolls, said second frame including two second cross arms eachlpivotally hingedatone end to .said other leg,a rigid spacer arm securing the other ends of said second cross armsin rigidly spaced relation, spindle. bearing. means intermediate theends of said second cross arms, said second wringer. roll being. rotatably; supported with its spindle between said second cross arms and .thebearings therein.

3. A wringer in accordance with claimQ in which saidIspring, means include a flat spring secured to said second frame and a fixed-finger securedto said-first frame. and having its end pressing ,on .said spring.

4.. A- wringer comprising a first member, a first wringer roll, first means on said first member-for. rotatab-ly supporting said-first wringer roll at either end thereof, a second member rigidly secured to said firstmember on only one end thereof and extending in spaced relation thereto, a second wringer rolland. second mean on said second member for rotatably supporting said second wringer roll at either'endthereof in cooperating position with saidfirstwringer roll.

5. A wringer comprising -a.substantial;ly rigid U-shaped structure, a first and.-second;wzinger roll, first meansononemf thedegsofsaid U structur for, rotatablysupporting said first wringer 3 roll at eitherend; thereof; and second means-on the other leg ;-of said U;:str.uc-ture for rotatably supporting said secon;d,-wri-ng;-erroll at either end thereof in cooperating position with saidfirst wr-inger roll.

6. A wringerin accordance with cl-aim 5 in which said second "means are, pivotal-1y, hinged.

with respect to saidother :Ll leg. saga-inst. spring pressure for, resilient cooperation; between said first and second wringer rolls.

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